Story of Prophet Issa /Jesus-
Alayhi-Salaam
Who was the Grandfather of (Issa (Jesus) Alayhi-Salaam?
Who was (Mary), Miriam’s Father?
Who was Miriam (Mary)’s
mother name?
Miriam Umm Issa Alayhi-Salaam:
Muslims love (Mary) Miriam, the mother of Issa Alayhi-Salaam.
(Jesus).
In the Qur’an, no woman is given more attention than Miriam
(Mary).
Miriam the Virgin Mary plays a very significant role in
Islam.
She is an example and a sign for all people.
Miriam (Mary), the mother of Issa Alayhi-Salaam. (Jesus), is
a central figure in Christianity, especially venerated in the Orthodox
Christian Church
and in Catholicism.
It is less widely
known, however, that she is also a very prominent figure in the holy book of
Islam - the Qur’an.
(Mary) Miriam’s story begins while she is still in her
mother's womb.
The mother of Miriam (Mary) said: {O my Lord! I have vowed
to You what is within my womb as a consecration.
Accept this from me. Lo! It is You Who are the Hearer, the
Knower.} (Al-Imran 3: 35).
Miriam (Mary) receives the most attention of any woman
mentioned in the Qur’an Even though all the Prophets with the exception of Adam
had mothers.
Of the Qur’an 114 chapters, she is among the eight people
who have a chapter named after them.
The nineteenth chapter of the Qur’an is named after her, Miriam.
Miriam means Mary in Arabic.
The third chapter in the Qur’an is named after her father,
Imran.
Chapters Miriam and Al-Imran are among the most beautiful
chapters in the Qur’an.
Mary (peace be upon her) is the only woman specifically
named in the Qur’an.
In many verses of the Glorious Qur'an Allah the Exalted
denied the claim of the Christians that He has a son.
A delegation from Nagran came to the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
They began to talk about their claim about the Trinity,
which is that Allah is three in one, the Father, the Son,
And the Holy Spirit, with some disagreement among their
sects.
That is why Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)
affirmed in many verses of the Qur'an that Issa-Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) is a
slave of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD),
Whom He molded in the womb of his mother like any other of
His creatures,
And that He created him without a father, as He created Adam
without a father or a mother.
Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) said: Allah chose
Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of Imran above the Alamin
(mankind and jinn’s) (of their times).
Offspring, one of the other, and Allah is All-Hearer,
All-Knower.
Remember when the wife of Imran said:
"O my Lord! I have vowed to You what (the child that)
is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services (free from all worldly work;
To serve Your Place of worship), so accept this, from me.
Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All Knowing."
Then when she delivered her (child Mary), she said:
"O my Lord! I have delivered a female child," and
Allah knew better what she delivered, -
"And the male is
not like the female, and I have named her Mary,
And I seek refuge with You (Allah) for her and for her
offspring from Satan, the outcast."
So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He
made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zechariah.
Every time he entered Al-Mihrab (a praying place or a
private room), he found her supplied with sustenance.
He said: "O Mary! From where have you got this?"
She said: "From Allah. Verily, Allah provides
sustenance to whom He wills, without limit." (Ch 3:33-37 Qur’an)
Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) declared that He had elected Adam (Alayhi-Salaam)
and the elite of his offspring who obey Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala
(GOD).
Then He specified the family of Abraham (Alayhi-Salaam),
which includes the sons of Ishmael (Alayhi-Salaam), and the family of Imran,
the father of Mary.
Muhammad Ibn Ishaq stated that he was Imran Ibn Bashim, Ibn
Amun, Ibn Misha, Ibn Hosqia,
Ibn Ahriq, Ibn
Mutham, Ibn Azazia, Ibn Amisa, Ibn Yamish, Ibn Ahrihu,
Ibn Yazem, Ibn Yahfashat, Ibn Eisha, Ibn Iyam, Ibn Rahba am,
Ibn David (Dawud) Alayhi-Salaam.
Prophet Zakariyah's Alayhi-Salaam wife's sister had a
daughter named Hannah.
She was married to Imran, a leader of the Israelites. For
many years, the couple remained childless.
Whenever Hannah saw another woman with a child, her longing
for a baby increased.
Although years had passed, she never lost hope.
She believed that one day Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD) would bless her with a child,
On whom she would shower all her motherly love.
She turned to the Lord of the heavens and the earth and
pleaded with Him for a child.
She would offer the child in the service of Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)'s house, in the temple of Jerusalem.
Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) granted her request. When she learned that she was
pregnant, she was the happiest woman alive,
And thanked Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) for
His gift.
Her overjoyed husband Imran also thanked Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) for His mercy.
However, while she was pregnant her husband passed away.
Hannah wept bitterly.
Alas, Imran did not
live to see their child for whom they had so longed.
She gave birth to a
girl, and again turned to Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) in prayer:
"O my Lord, I have delivered a female child,"
And the male is not like the female, and I have named her
Mary,
And I seek refuge with You (Allah) for her and her offspring
from Satan, the outcast." (Ch 3:36 Qur’an)
Hannah had a big problem in reference to her promise to
Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), for females were not accepted into
the temple, and she was very worried.
Her sister's husband Zakariyah Alayhi-Salaam, comforted her,
saying that Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) knew best what she had
delivered
And appreciated fully what she had offered in His service.
She wrapped the baby
in a shawl and handed it over to the temple elders.
As the baby was a girl, the question of her guardianship
posed a problem for the elders.
This was a child of
their late and beloved leader, and everyone was eager to take care of her.
Zakariyah Alayhi-Salaam
said to the elders: "I am the husband of her maternal aunt and her nearest
relation in the temple; therefore,
I will be more mindful of her than all of you."
As it was their custom to draw lots to solve disagreements,
they followed this course.
Each one was given a reed to throw into the river.
They had agreed that whoever reed remained afloat would be
granted the guardianship of the girl.
All the reeds sank to the bottom except Zakariyah's. With
this sign, they all surrendered to the will of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD)
and made him the guardian.
To ensure that no one had access to Mary, Zakariyah Alayhi-Salaam
built a separate room for her in the temple.
As she grew up, she spent her time in devotion to Almighty
ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).
Zakariyah Alayhi-Salaam
visited her daily to see to her needs, and so it continued for many years.
One day, he was
surprised to find fresh fruit, which was out of season in her room.
As he was the only
person who could enter her room, he asked her how the fruit got there.
She replied that these provisions were from Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), as He gives to whom He wills.
Zakariyah Alayhi-Salaam
understood by this that Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) had raised
Mary's status above that of other women.
Thereafter, Zakariyah Alayhi-Salaam spent more time with
her, teaching and guiding her.
Mary grew to be a devotee of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD), glorifying Him day and night.
Ali Ibn Abi Talib narrated that the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"The best of the world's women is Mary (in her
lifetime), and the best of the world's women is Khadija (in her
lifetime)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Abu Musa Al-Ashari also narrated that the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"May among men attained perfection but among women none
attained perfection except Mary the daughter of Imran,
And Asiya the wife of Pharaoh and the superiority of Aishah
to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (an Arabic dish) to other
meals."
While Mary was praying in her temple, an angel in the form
of a man appeared before her.
Filled with terror,
she tried to flee, praying: "Verily! I seek refuge with the Most
Beneficent (Allah) from you, if you do fear Allah."
The angel said: "I am only a Messenger from your Lord,
(to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son."
She said: "How can I have a son, when no man has
touched me, nor am I unchaste?"
He said: "So (it will be), your Lord said: "That
is easy for me (Allah):
And (We wish) to
appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a
matter (already) decreed, (by Allah).'" (Ch 19:18-21 Qur’an)
The angel's visit caused Mary great anxiety, which increased
as the months went by.
How could she face giving birth to a child without having a
husband?
Later, she felt life kicking inside her. With a heavy heart,
she left the temple and went to Nazareth,
the city in which she had been born where she settled in a
simple farm house to avoid the public.
But fear and anxiety did not leave her. She was from a noble
and pious family.
Her father had not been an evil man nor was her mother an
impure woman. How could she prevent tongues from wagging about her honor?
After some months, she could not bear the mental strain any
longer.
Burdened with a heavy
womb, she left Nazareth,
not knowing where to go to be away from this depressing atmosphere.
She had not gone far, when she was overtaken by the pains of
childbirth.
She saw down against a dry palm tree, and here she gave
birth to a son.
Looking at her beautiful baby, she was hurt that she had
brought him into the world without a father. She exclaimed:
"I wish I had died before this happened and had
vanished into nothingness!"
Suddenly, she heard a voice nearby: "Grieve not, your
Lord has placed a rivulet below,
And shake the trunk of this tree, from which ripe dates will
fall.
So eat and drink and
regain the strength you have lost; and be of good cheer,
For what you see is the power of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD),
Who made the dry palm tree regain life, in order to provide
food for you?" For a while she was comforted by Allah's miracle,
for it was a sure
sign of her innocence and purity.
She decided to return to the city. However, her fears also
returned. What was she going to tell the people?
As if sharing his mother's worry, the baby began to speak:
"If you meet any person say:
'I have vowed to fast for The Beneficent and may not speak
to any human today.'" With this miracle, Mary felt at ease.
As she had expected, her arrival in the city with a newborn
baby in her arms aroused the curiosity of the people. They scolded her:
"This is a
terrible sin that you have committed." She put her finger to her lips and
pointed to the child.
They asked: "How can we speak to a newborn baby?"
To their total amazement, the child began to speak clearly:
"I am Allah's servant. Allah has given me the Book, and
has made me a prophet, and has blessed me wherever I may be, and has enjoined on
me prayers and alms-giving as long as I live.
Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) has made me dutiful towards she who had borne me.
He has not made me arrogant nor unblessed.
Peace unto me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day
I shall be raised alive."
Most of the people realized that the baby was unique, for it
Allah wills something, He merely says "Be" and it happens.
Of course, there were
some who regarded the baby's speech as a strange trick, but at least Mary could
now stay in Nazareth
without being harassed.
Allah the Exalted revealed:
And mention in the Book (the Qur'an, O Muhammad, the story
of) Mary, when she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing
east.
She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We
sent to her Our Ruh (angel Gabriel),
And he appeared
before her in the form of a man in all respects.
She said: "Verily! I seek refuge with the Most
Beneficent (Allah) from you, if you do fear Allah."
The angel said: "I am only a Messenger from your Lord,
(to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son."
She said: "How can I have a son, when no man has
touched me, nor am I unchaste?" He said: "So (it will be), your Lord
said:
"That is easy for Me (Allah): and (We wish) to appoint
him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter
(already) decreed, (by Allah).'"
So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far
place (Bethlehem valley, about four to six miles
from Jerusalem).
And the pains of
childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said: "Would that I
had died before this, and had been forgotten and out of sight!"
Then (the baby "Jesus" or Gabriel) cried unto her
from below her, saying: "Grieve not! Your Lord has provided you a water
stream under you;
And shake the trunk of palm tree towards you, it will let
fall fresh ripe dates upon you.
So eat and drink and be glad, and if you see any human
being, say:
'Verily! I have vowed
a fast unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being
this day.'"
Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him.
They said:
"O Mary! Indeed
you have brought a thing Fariyya (an unheard mighty thing).
O sister (the like) of Aaron (not the brother of Moses, but
he was another pious man at the time of Mary)!
Your father was not a man who used to commit adultery, nor
was your mother an unchaste woman."
Then she pointed to him. They said: "How can we talk to
one who is a child in the cradle?"
He Issa-Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) said: "Verily! I am a slave
of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).
He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;
And He has made me blessed whosesoever I be, and has
enjoined me prayer, and Zakat, as long as I live,
And dutiful to my
mother, and made me not arrogant. And Salaam (peace) be upon me the day I was
born, and the day I die,
And the day I shall be raised alive!"
Such is Issa-Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus), son of Mary. (It is) a
statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute).
It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a
son (this refers to the slander of Christians
Against Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), By saying
that Jesus is the son of Allah). Glorified (and exalted be He above all that
they associate with Him).
When He decrees a thing, He only says to it, "Be!"
- And it is.
Jesus said: "And verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord.
So worship Him (Alone).
That is the Straight Path. (Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA
Ta’aala (GOD)'s Religion of Islamic Monotheism Which He did ordain for all of
His Prophets)."
Then the sects differed (the Christians about Jesus),
so woe unto the disbelievers
(those who gave false witness saying that Jesus is the son of Allah) From the meeting of a great Day (the Day of
Resurrection, when they will be thrown in the blazing Fire).
How clearly will they (polytheists and disbelievers in the
Oneness of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) see and hear,
the Day when they will appear before Us!
But the Zalimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers) today are in plain error.
And warn them (O
Muhammad) of the Day of grief and regrets, when the case has been decided,
while now they are in a state of carelessness
and they believe not. (Ch 19:16-39 Qur’an)
It was said that Joseph the Carpenter was greatly surprised
when he knew the story, so he asked Mary: "Can a tree come to grow without
a seed?"
She said: "Yes,
the one which Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) created for the first
time." He asked her again:
"Is it possible to bear a child without a male
partner?" She said: "Yes, Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD),
created Adam without male or female!"
It was also said that, while pregnant, Mary went one day to
her aunt, who reported that she felt as if she was pregnant.
Mary in turn, said that she, too, was feeling as if she was
pregnant. Then her aunt said:
"I can see what
is in my womb prostrating to what is in your womb."
The Jewish priests felt this child Jesus was dangerous, for
they felt that the people would turn their worship to Allah the Almighty Alone,
Displacing the existing Jewish tenets. Consequently, they would lose their
authority over the people.
Therefore, they kept the miracle of Issa (Jesus)’ Alayhi-Salaam’s
speech in infancy as a secret and accused Mary of a great misdeed.
As Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) grew, the signs of prophet
hood began to increase.
He could tell his friends what kind of supper waited for
them at home and what they had hidden and where.
When he was twelve
years old, he accompanied his mother to Jerusalem.
There he wandered into the temple and joined a crowd
listening to the lecture of the Rabbis (Jewish priests).
The audiences were all adults, but he was not afraid to sit
with them. After listening intently, he asked questions and expressed his
opinion.
The learned rabbis were disturbed by the boy's boldness and
puzzled by the questions he asked, for they were unable to answer him.
They tried to silence him, but he ignored their attempts and
continued to express his views.
Issa-Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) became so involved in this
exchange that he forgot he as expected back home.
In the meantime, his mother went home, thinking that he
might have gone back with relatives or friends.
When she arrived, she discovered that he was not there, so
she returned to the city to look for him.
At last she found him in the temple, sitting among the
learned, conversing with them.
He appeared to be
quite at east, as if he had been doing this all his life.
Mary got angry with him for causing her worry.
He tried to assure
her that all the arguing and debating with the learned had made him forgot the
time.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) grew up to manhood. It was
Sabbath, a day of complete rest: no fire could be lit or extinguished nor could
females plait their hair.
Moses -Alayhi- Salaam had commanded that Saturday be
dedicated to the worship of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).
However, the wisdom behind the Sabbath and its spirit had
gone, and only the letter remained in the Jews' hearts.
Also, they thought that Sabbath was kept in heaven,
And that the People of Israel had been chosen by Almighty
ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) only to observe the Sabbath.
They made a hundred things unlawful on Saturday even
self-defense or calling a doctor to save a patient who was in bad condition.
This is how their life was branded by such hypocrisy.
Although the Pharisees were guardians of the law, they were
ready to sell it when their interests were involved so as to obtain personal
gains.
There was, for example, a rule which prohibited a journey of
more than one thousand yards on the Sabbath day.
What do we expect of the Pharisees in this case? The day
before, they transferred their food and drink from their homes two thousand
yards away
And erected a temporary house so that from there they could
travel a further thousand yards on the Sabbath day.
One day the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi
wasallam) was on his way to the temple. Although it was the Sabbath, he reached
out his hand to pick two pieces of fruit to feed a hungry child.
This was considered to be a violation of the Sabbath law.
He made a fire for the old women to keep themselves warm
from the freezing air.Another Violation of the law of that time.
He went to the temple and looked around. There were twenty
thousand Jewish priests registered there who earned their living from the
temple.
The rooms of the temple were full of them.
Issa alayhi salaam observed that the visitors were much
fewer than the priests.
Yet the temple was full of sheep and doves which were sold
to the people to be offered as sacrifices.
Every step in the temple cost the visitor money. They
worshipped nothing but money. In the temple,
The Pharisees and Sadducees acted as if it was a market
place, and these two groups always disagreed on everything.
Issa (Jesus)’ Alayhi-Salaam’s followed the scene with his
eyes and observed that the poor people who could not afford
The prices of the sheep or dove were swept away like flies
by the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Issa –Alayhi -Salaam (Jesus) was astonished. Why did the
priests burn a lot of offerings inside the temple? While thousands of poor
people were hungry out side the temple?
On this blessed night, the two noble prophets Yahya (John) -
Alayhi-Salaam’s) and Zakariyah Alayhi-Salaam’s died, killed by the ruling
authority.
On the same night, the revelation descended upon Issa-
Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus
Allah the Exalted commanded him to begin his call to the
children of Israel.
To Issa-Alayhi -Salaam (Jesus), the life of ease was closed,
and the page of worship and struggled was opened.
Like an opposing force, the message of Issa- Alayhi-Salaam
(Jesus) came to denounce the practices of the Pharisees and to reinforce the
Law of Moses Alayhi salaam.
In the face of a materialistic age of luxury and worship of
gold, Issa (Jesus)’ Alayhi-Salaam’s called his people to a nobler life by word
and deed.
This exemplary life was the only way out of the wretchedness
and diseases of his age.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)’s call, from the beginning, was
marked by its complete uprightness and piety. It appealed to the soul, the
inner being,
and not be a closed system of rules laid down by society.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) continued inviting the people to
Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).
His call was based on
the principle that there is no mediation between the Creator and His creatures.
However, Issa-
Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) was in conflict with the Jews' superficial interpretation
of the Torah.
He said that he did not come to abrogate the Torah,
but to complete it by going to the spirit of its substance
to arrive at its essence.
He made the Jews understand that the Ten Commandments have
more value than they imagined.
For instance, the fifth commandment does not only prohibit
physical killing, but all forms of killing; physical, psychological, or
spiritual.
And the sixth commandment does not prohibit adultery only in
the sense of unlawful physical contact between a man and a woman,
But also prohibits
all forms of unlawful relations or acts that might lead to adultery. The eye
commits adultery when it looks at anything with passion.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) was therefore in confrontation
with the materialistic people. He told them to desist from hypocrisy, show and
false praise.
There was no need to hoard wealth in this life. They should
not preoccupy themselves with the goods of this passing world;
Rather they must preoccupy themselves with the affairs of
the coming world because it would be everlasting.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) told them that caring for this
world is a sin, not fit for pious worshippers.
The disbelievers care for it because they do not know a
better way.
As for the believers, they know that their sustenance is with
Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), so they trust in Him and scorn this
world.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)) continued to invite people to
worship the Only Lord, Who are without partner, just as he invited them to
purify the heart and soul.
His teaching annoyed the priests, for every word of Issa-
Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) was a threat to them and their position, exposing their
misdeeds.
The Roman occupiers had, at first, no intention of being
involved in this religious discord of the Jews because it was an internal
affair,
and they saw that this dispute would distract the Jews from
the question of the occupation.
However, the priests started to plot against Issa-
Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)
They wanted to embarrass him and to prove that he had come
to destroy the Mosaic Law.
The Mosaic Law provides that an adulteress be stoned to
death.
They brought him a Jewish adulteress and asked Issa-
Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)
"Does not the law stipulate the stoning of the
adulteress Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) answered: "Yes? They said:
"This woman is an adulteress."
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) looked at the woman and then at
the priests. He knew that they were more sinful than she.
They agreed that she should be killed according to Mosaic
Law, and they understood that if he was going to apply Mosaic Law,
he would be
destroying his own rules of forgiveness and mercy.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) understood their plan. He smiled
and assented: "Whoever among you is sinless can stone her."
His voice rose in the middle of the Temple, making a new law on adultery, for the
sinless to judge sin.
There was none eligible; no mortal can judge sin, only Allah
the Most Merciful.
As Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) left the temple, the woman
followed him.
She took out a bottle of perfume from her garments, knelt
before his feet and washed them with perfume and tears, and then dried his feet
with her hair. Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) turned to the woman and told her to
stand up, adding: "O Lord, forgive her sins."
He let the priests understand that those who call people to
Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) are not executioners.
His call was based on
mercy for the people, the aim of all divine calls.
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)) continued to pray to Almighty
ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) for mercy on his people And to teach his
people to have mercy on one another and to believe in Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu
WA Ta’aala (GOD).
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) continued his mission, aided by
divine miracles.
Some Quranic commentators said that Issa- Alayhi-Salaam
(Jesus) brought four people back from the dead:
a friend of his named Al-Azam, an old woman's son, and a
woman's only daughter.
These three had died during his lifetime. When the Jews saw
this they said:
"You only resurrect those who have died recently;
perhaps they only fainted." They asked him to bring back to life Sam the
Ibn Noah.
When he asked them to show him his grave, the people
accompanied him there. Jesus invoked Allah the Exalted to bring him back to
life and behold,
Sam the Ibn Noah came out from the grave gray-haired. Jesus
asked: "how did you get gray hair, when there was no aging in your
time?"
He answered: "O
Spirit of Allah, I thought that the Day of Resurrection had come; from the fear
of that day my hair turned gray."
Allah the Almighty said: Remember when Allah will say (on
the Day of Resurrection): "O Jesus, son of Mary!
Remember My Favor to
you and to your mother when I supported you with Ruh-ul-Qudus (Gabriel) so that
you spoke to the people in the cradle
And in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al Hikmah
(the power of understanding), the Torah and the Gospel; and when you made out
of the clay,
as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you
breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission,
And you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My
Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission;
And when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when
they resolved to kill you) since you came unto them with clear proofs,
And the disbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but
evident magic.'"
And when I (Allah) put in their hearts of the disciples (of
Jesus) to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said:
"We believe. And
bear witness that we are Muslims." (Ch 5:110-111 Qur’an)
Almighty Allah also revealed: And He Allah will teach him
(Jesus) the Book and Al Hikmah (the Sunna, the faultless speech of the
Prophets, wisdom, etc.),
(and) the Torah and the Gospel.
And will make him (Jesus) a Messenger to the Children of
Israel (saying):
"I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I
design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird,
And breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's Leave;
and I heal him, who was born blind, and the leper,
And I bring the dead to life by Allah's leave. And I inform
you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses.
Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe. And I have
come confirming that which was before me of the Torah,
And to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you,
and I have come to you with proof from your Lord.
So fear Allah and obey me. Truly! Allah is my Lord and your
Lord, so worship Him (Alone). This is the Straight Path."
Then when Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) came to know of their
disbelief, he said: "Who will be my helpers in Allah's Cause?
“The disciples said: "We are the helpers of Allah; we
believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (we submit to
Allah)."
Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we
follow the Messenger (Jesus);
so write us down
among those who bear witness (to the truth, La ilaha ill Allah - none has the
right to be worshipped but Allah).
And they (disbelievers) plotted (to kill Issa- Alayhi-Salaam
(Jesus) and Allah planned too. And Allah is the Best of the planners. (Ch
3:48-54 Qur’an)
Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) continued calling people to
Almighty Allah and laying down for them what might be called "the law of
the Spirit."
Once when standing on
a mountain surrounded by his disciples, Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) saw that
those who believed in him were from among the poor,
the wretched, an the downtrodden, and their number was
small.
Some of the miracles which Issa- Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus))
performed had been requested by his disciples, Such as their wish for a
"holy table" to be sent down from heaven.
Allah the Exalted said: Remember when the disciples said:
"O Issa (Jesus), son of Mary!
Can your Lord send
down to us a table spread (with food) from heaven?" Jesus said:
"Fear Allah, if you are indeed believers." They
said: "We wish to eat thereof
And to be stronger in Faith and to know that you have indeed
told us the truth and that we ourselves be its witnesses."
, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) son of Mary, said: "O
Allah, our Lord! Send us from heaven a table spread (with food) that there may
be for us -
for the first and the
last of us - a festival and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You
are the best of sustainers."
Allah said: "I am going to send it down unto you, but
if any of you after that disbelieves,
Then I will punish him with a torment such as I have not
inflicted on anyone among all the Alamin (mankind and jinn)." (Ch
5:112-115 Qur’an)
It was related that, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) commanded
his disciples to fast for thirty days;
At the end of it, they asked Jesus to bring food from heaven
to break their fast.
, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) prayed to Allah after his
disciples had doubted Allah's power.
The great table came
down between two clouds, one above and one below, while the people watched.
Jesus said: "O Lord, make it a mercy and not a cause of
distress." So it fell between, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) 's hands,
covered with a napkin.
, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)) suddenly prostrated and his
disciples with him.
They sensed a fragrance, which they had never smelled
before. , Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) said:
"The one who is
the most devout and most righteous may uncover the table, that we might eat of
it to thank Allah for it."
They said: "O Spirit of Allah, you are the most
deserving."
, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) stood up, then performed
ablution and prayed before uncovering the table, and behold, there was a
roasted fish.
The disciples said: "O Spirit of Allah, is this the
food of this world or of Paradise?"
, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) said to his disciples:
"Did not Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) forbid you to ask
questions?
It is the divine power of Allah the Almighty Who said: 'Be,'
and it was.
It is a sign from Almighty Allah warning of great punishment
for unbelieving mortals of the world. This is the kernel of the matter."
It is said that thousands of people partook of it, and yet
they never exhausted it.
A further miracle was that the blind and lepers were cured.
The Day of the Table became one of the holy days for the
disciples and followers of , Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)
Later on, the disciples and followers forgot the real
essence of the miracles, and so they worshipped, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) as
a god.
Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) asserted: And remember when Allah will say (on the
Day of Resurrection):
"O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you say unto men: 'Worship
me and my mother as two gods besides Allah?’
He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to say
what I had no right to say.
Had I said such a
thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my inner self though
I do not know what is in Yours, truly,
You, only You, are the All Knower of all that is hidden and
unseen.
Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allah) did
command me to say: 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord',
And I was a witness
over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the
Watcher over them,
and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great
admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world).
If you punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive
them, Verily You, only You are the All Mighty, the All Wise."
Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) will say: "This is a Day on which the truthful
will profit from their truth: theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise) -
They shall abide therein forever. Allah is pleased with them
and they with Him.
That is the great success (Paradise).
To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is
therein,
and He is Able to do all things." (Ch 5:116-120 Qur’an)
, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) went on his mission until vice
knew that its throne was threatening to fall.
So the forces of evil accused him of magic, infringement of
the Mosaic Law, allegiance with the devil;
and when they saw that the poor people followed him, they
began to scheme against him.
The Sanhedrin, the highest judicial and ecclesiastical
council of the Jews, began to meet to plot against Jesus.
The plan took a new turn. When the Jews failed to stop, Issa
-Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) ‘ s call, they decided to kill him.
The chief priests held secret meetings to agree on the best
way of getting rid of Jesus.
While they were in such a meeting, one of the twelve
apostles of Jesus, Judas Iscariot, went to them and asked:
"What will you give me if I deliver him to you?"
Judas bargained with them until they agreed to give him thirty pieces of silver
known as shekels.
The plot was laid for the capture and murder of, Issa
-Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus)
It was said that the high priest of the Jews tore his
garment at the meeting, claiming that, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) had denied
Judaism.
The tearing of clothes at that time was a sign of disgust.
The priests had no authority to pass the death sentence at
that time,
so they convinced the Roman governor that , Issa
-Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) was plotting against the security of the Roman Empire
And urged him to take immediate action against him.
The governor ordered that Jesus be arrested.
According to the Book of Matthew, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam
(Jesus) was arrested and the council of the high priests passed the death
sentence upon him.
Then, they began insulting him, spitting on his face and
kicking him.
It was the Roman custom for the condemned to be flogged
before they were executed.
So Pilate, the Roman governor, ordered that Jesus be
flogged.
The Mosaic Law stipulates forty lashes, but the Roman had no
limit, and they were brutal lashes.
After that, Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) was handed to the
soldiers for crucifixion. They took off his clothes, and kept them.
They put a crown of thorns on his head to mock him.
According to custom he carried his cross on his back to increase his suffering.
Finally, they reached a place called Golgotha, meaning the
Place of Skulls, outside the walls of Jerusalem.
Instead of giving him a cup of wine diluted with scent to
help lessen the pain on the cross, the soldiers gave Jesus a cup of vinegar
diluted with gall.
Then they crucified him and, as a further mockery, two
thieves with him. So it is written in the Bible.
Islamic faith has quite different
views:
But the faith of Islam came with views quite different from
that of the extend gospels with regards to both the end of Jesus and his
nature.
The Glorious Qur'an affirms that Allah the Exalted did not
permit the people of Israel
to kill Issa -Alayhi-Salaam (Jesus) or crucify him.
What happened was
that Allah saved him from his enemies and raised him to heaven. They never
killed Jesus, they killed someone else.
Allah the Almighty declared: And because of their saying (in
boast),
"We killed Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of
Allah," but they killed him not, nor crucified him,
But the resemblance of Jesus was put over another man (and
they killed that man) and those who differ therein are full of doubts.
They have no certain knowledge, they follow nothing but
conjecture.
For surely; they killed him not (Jesus, son of Mary): But
Allah raised him (Jesus) up (with his body and soul) unto Himself (and he is in
the heavens).
And Allah is Ever All Powerful, All Wise.
And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews &
Christians), but must believe in him (Jesus, son of Mary, as only a Messenger
of Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD),
and a human being, before his (Jesus or a Jew's or a
Christian's ) death (at the time of the appearance of the angel of death).
And on the Day of Resurrection, he (Jesus) will be a witness
against them. (Ch 4:157-159 Qur’an)
Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) also revealed: And remember when Allah said:
"O Jesus! I will take you and raise you to myself and
clear you (of the forged statement that Jesus is Allah's son) of those who
disbelieve,
And I will make those who follow you (Monotheists, who
worship none but Allah) superior to those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of
Allah,
or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, E.g. Prophet Muhammad
Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam, Issa (Jesus)
Alayhi salaam, Musa (Moses) alayhi salaam, etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the
Torah, the Gospel, the Qur'an) till the Day of Resurrection.
Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in
the matters in which you used to dispute." (Qur’an: 3:55).
Almighty ALLAH
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) refuted the claims of the Jews and the Christians in
many verses of the Glorious Qur'an.
And hey say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten
a son (or offspring or children) (as the Jews say:
Ezra is the son of
Allah, and the Christians say that He has begotten a son (Christ),
And the pagan Arabs says that he has begotten daughters
(angels, etc.))."
Indeed you have brought forth (said) a terrible evil thing.
Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder,
And the mountains fall in ruins, that they ascribe a son (or
offspring or children) to the Most Beneficent (Allah).
But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most
Beneficent (Allah) that He should beget a son (or offspring or children).
There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto
the Most Beneficent (Allah) as a slave. Verily,
He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full
counting.
And every one of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection
(without any helper, or protector or defender). (Ch 19:88-95 Qur’an)
Allah the Exalted also declared: Yet, they join the jinn’s
as partners in worship with Allah, though He has created them (the jinn’s),
And they attribute falsely without knowledge sons and
daughters to Him.
Be He Glorified! And Exalted above (all) that they attribute
to Him. He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth.
How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all
things and He is the All-Knower of everything.
Such is Allah, your Lord! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the
right to be worshipped but He), the Creator of all things.
So worship Him (Alone), and He is the Wakil (Trustee,
Disposer of affairs, Guardian etc.) over all tings.
No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp is over all vision.
He is the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things. (Ch
6:100-103 Qur’an)
Almighty Allah commanded: O people of the Scripture (Jews
and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in you religion, nor say of Allah
aught but the truth.
The Messiah Jesus,
son of Mary, was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word,
("Be" - and he was) which He bestowed on Mary
And a spirit (Ruh) created by Him; so believe in Allah and
His Messengers. Say not: "Three (trinity)!" Cease! (It is) better for
you.
For Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) is the only
One Allah (God), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above having a son.
To Him belong all that is in the heavens and all that is in
the earth. And Allah is All Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs.
The Messiah will never be proud to reject to be a slave to
Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD), nor the angels who are near (to
Allah).
And whosoever rejects His worship and is proud, and then He
will gather them all together unto Himself.
So, as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah -
Islamic Monotheism) and did deeds of righteousness,
He will give their
(due) rewards, and more out of His Bounty.
But as for those who refuse His worship and were proud, He
will punish them with a painful torment.
And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any
protector or helper. (Ch 4:171-173 Qur’an)
Almighty Allah also declared: And the Jews say: Ezra is the
son of Allah, and the Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allah.
That is a saying from their mouths. They imitate the saying
of the disbelievers of old.
Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD)'s Curse be on
them, how they are deluded away from the truth!
They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks
to be their lords besides Allah,
(By obeying them in
things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own desires
without being ordered by Allah)
And (they also took as their lord) Messiah, son of Mary,
while they (Jews and Christians)
Were commanded (in the Torah and the Gospel) to worship none
but One Ilah (God- Allah) La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He).
Praise and glory be
to Him, (far above is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).
(Ch 9:30-32 Qur’an)
Allah the Almighty also revealed: Now ask them (O Muhammad):
"Are there (only) daughters for your Lord and sons for them?"
Or did We create the angels females while they were
witnesses?
Verily, it is of their falsehood that they (Quraish pagans)
say: "Allah has begotten off-spring or children (angels are the daughters
of Allah)"
And, verily, they are liars!
Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons? What is the
matter with you?
How do you decide? Will you not then remember? Or is there
for you a plain authority? Then bring your Book if you are truthful!
And they have invented a kinship between Him and the jinn’s,
But the jinn know well that they have indeed to appear
(before Him) (i.e. they will be brought for accounts).
Glorified be Allah! (He is free) from what they attribute
unto Him! Except the slaves of Allah, Whom He chooses (for His Mercy i.e. true
believers of Islamic Monotheism who do not attribute false things unto Allah).
(Ch 37:149-160 Qur’an)
And Almighty Allah declared: Surely, in disbelief are they
who say that Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary.
Say (O Muhammad): "Who then has the least power against
Allah, if He were destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, his mother, and all those
who are on the earth together?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth,
And all that is between them. He creates what He wills. And
Allah is Able to do all things.
And (both) the Jews and Christians say; "We are the
children of Allah and His loved ones."
Say: "Why then does He punish you for your sins?"
Nay, you are but human beings, of those He has created,
He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills. And
to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth
And all that is between them and to Him is the return of
all.
O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has
come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad) making (things) clear unto you,
After a break in (the series of) Messengers, lest you say:
"there came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no Warner."
But now has come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a
Warner. And Allah is Able to do all things. (Ch 5:17-19 Qur’an)
Allah the Exalted warned: Surely they have disbelieved who
say: "Allah is the Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary." But the Messiah
(Jesus) said:”
O Children of Israel! Worship Allah my Lord and
your Lord." Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allah?
Then Allah has forbidden Paradise
for him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zalimun (polytheists, and
wrong-doers) there are no helpers.
Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allah is the
third of the three (in a Trinity)."
But there is no Illah (god) (none who has the right to be
worshipped) but One Illah (God- Allah).
And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful
torment will befall the disbelievers among them.
Will they not repent to Allah and ask His Forgiveness? For
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger;
many were the Messengers that passed away before him.
His mother (Mary) was a Siddiqah (she believed in the Words
of Allah, and His Books.
They both used to eat food, as any other human being, while
Allah does not eat).
Look how We made the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them,
Yet look how they are deluded away from the truth. (Ch
5:72-75 Qur’an)
And Almighty Allah ordered: And say: "All the praises
and thanks be to Allah,
Who has not begotten a son (nor an offspring), and Who has
no partner in His Dominion,
Nor He is low to have
a Wali (helper, protector, or supporter). And magnify Him with all the
magnificence, (Allahu-Akbar, Allah is the Most Great)." (Ch 17:111 Qur’an)
The pagans once asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu
alayhi wasallam: "To whom is your Lord related, His original ancestors
And His various branches of descendants?" It is also
reported that the Jews said: "We worship Ezra,
The Son of Allah and the Christians said: "Jesus is the
Son of Allah," and the Magians said:
"We worship the
sun and the moon," and the Pagans said: "We worship idols."
In response to all of them Allah revealed some of His
attributes: Unity, Uniqueness, and other substantives:
Say: (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One. Allah As-Sam
ad (The Self- Sufficient Master,
Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). He
begets not, nor was He begotten;
And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him." (Ch
112:1-4 Qur’an)
The rest is
between you and the Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) Lord of the
Universe.
If you truly love Him, then He already knows it and He will
deal with each of us according to our hearts.
Almighty Allah
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) has All Knowledge.
Any good is from
Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) & the mistakes were from me.
Please pray for me
and ask Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) to forgive me.
May Almighty Allah
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) guide all of us to His Truth?
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